Toronto Teachers College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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TORONTO NORMAL SCHOOL, 1913 23 At midnight lunch at the Y.W.C.A. She was often there but would sometimes say quot;Dear girls this is no time for play. quot; Didn t you Hunter? Margaret MacDonald first displayed her genial countenance near Drayton, Wellington County. She spent her early years there, and in Buffalo. The quot;Royal City Collegiate claims her for a graduate. Surviving the Mount Forest Model ordeal, she taught in Drayton, Laurel, etc., etc., etc. Margaret decided to persevere in the profession, pro tern at least, so she entered the Toronto Normal School last Sep tember. Her earnestness and sweet smile have endeared her to all. Hazel McFarlane, one of our braw Scotch lassies, first opened those hazel eyes to the bright September sun in Smith s Falls. It was there that she received the rudiments of her education and added fur ther to these by attending Collegiate in the quot;glide auld toon quot; of Perth. After graduating from the Renfrew Model School she spent two pro fitable years in training the young hopefuls how to exert their own energies and associate new ideas with past experiences. Still, feeling her inability to cope with the problems which daily confronted her, she entered the Toronto Normal School where her brain cells expanded and she became more fully equipped to continue her noble profession. Effie McGill was born in Erin. (Can you find it?) Here she quickly absorbed the village pedagogues store of knowledge and pur sued her studies at Orangeville High School. To-day we find, her at Toronto Normal School, partaking of its pleasures and perplexities. Effie takes special interest in Domestic Science, and in all probability she will find this useful some day. Her heart is a rare jewel not worn on her sleeve, and the one who wins it will not be deceived. Do you know her? If you attend the Toronto Normal School you need no introduction, but in case you do not I ll tell you her name. It is Pauline Mclnnis from Ripley. Pauline is kind-hearted and ever ready to help her friends in Art and Construction Work. When we are met face to face with the difficulties at school she always has a bright smile and a cheery voice that says quot;Cheer up, girls. quot; F. May McLachlan hails from Erin. After graduating from Dur ham Model she took to teaching in quot;Bonnie quot; Doon. Here she taught two years and a half, and in order to break the monotony of school routine she took the summer courses in Elementary Agriculture and Horticulture at the Ontario Agricultural College. She now appears at the Toronto Normal School, and we must all admit that she will make a brilliant addition in the teaching profession.

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22 THEYEARBOOK By manifold obstructions, sicknesses ; Let us pass on. Her Normal Entrance came, And now we find her in that ancient town Which once did answer to the name of York. Shall we go on? No bed of roses here She finds, but rivers deep, fights to be won Before this Normal s Golden Course be run. Esteemed by all, but most by those who best Knew the depth of soul Edythe Hart possessed. In Madoc High and Model Schools she sought A treasure-trove that money never bought; And found, and fostered, till there bloomed within, A H(e)art whose strength and high ideals win At Normal deep regard. May the blind god Spare her a year or two to wield the rod. Hazel Howes comes from the busy little town of Milton. Here she began her High School course, but deeming far-off fields were greener decided to complete it at Georgetown. After attending Milton Model School she spent four years in juvenile development. If she was as successful in that task as she has been at Normal those pupils have become promising young people. From Michigan of the border States, Came Esther Hunter o er the lakes, She left our quot;Uncle quot; for Tack Canuck May the Maple bring her much good luck For of all the girls in the T. N. S. We place sweet Esther among the best. To Lillian Hunter. Who is this diligent thoughtful lass, Whose highest aim is to head the class, Who is always bound her exams to pass ? Fair Hunter. Onward she goes in her bright career Brimming with mirth and hope and cheer, Inspiring her schoolmates through the year Our Hunter. Now though she was born at Bradford town, At the Toronto Normal she once did frown Because one day she quot;beheld a noun quot; Which puzzled Hunter.

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24 THE YEAR BOOK R. W. Murray, B.A., Headmaster, Model School. Born at Port Colborne, through life she tripped, Into High School studies at Welland dipped; At the same old place her Model she won Then taught for three years at Slumperstone. Always bright and gay, No matter what to her you say ; A regular little butterfly, Not very big; but oh my! I ll tell you girls I happier feel For having known Miss Ethel McNeal. Whenever the blue slip you don t understand Just before Miss Mastin take your stand, She is always ready with a suggestion No matter who comes to her with a question. Gertrude taught successfully near Picton where she won many friends. We know she will be an influential teacher during the coming years of her teaching experience. W r e all wish her success.